Tie marker

ABSTRACT

A Tie Marker affixed to a tie at a specific location to start a knot for tieing the tie around a person&#39;&#39;s neck or any object to assure a certain desirable tie length at each tieing time.

United States Patent [1 1 Chow [ TIE MARKER [76] Inventor: H0 Chow, 31 Coles Ct., River Edge,

[22] Filed: Aug. 11, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 279,996

[52] US. Cl. 2/146 A4ld 25/06 [58] Field of Search 2/146 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 327L780 9/1966 De Jean 2/146 Mar. 19, 1974 2343.979 3/l944 'Kaplan 2.499260 2/1950 2/146 Rhein 2/146 Primary ExaminerPatrick D. Lawson [5 7] ABSTRACT 6 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENTED AR 1 9 ISM TIE MARKER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a tie marker which enables a person to obtain a certain desirable tie length around a persons neck or any object at each tieing time. There is no frustration or time wasted in tieing, especially in a rush. A perfect tie style is achieved every time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a tie marker is an item affixed to a tie at a specific location in order to start a knot for tieing the tie around a persons neck or any object to assure a certain desirable length to be achieved at each tieing time.

It is the objective of the present invention to provide a simple, very low cost tie marker to be affixed to a tie at a specific location to start a tieing operation.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means in which this tie marker is easily adjusted on the tie to achieve a certain desirable tie length especially when a tie is used for the first time.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie marker which is visible on the tie and is detectable by a persons finger to start a knot.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie marker which is not visible after tieing and does not affeet the style of the knot.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tie marker which does not affect the untieing process and which stays on the tie for subsequent uses.

A still further object of this invention is to have this tie marker produced easily at low cost in different shapes and marked with different words and in desirable colors to suit various marketing purposes.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing objects and such other objects as may herein after appear, the present invention relates to the tie marker above referred to as defined in the appended claims and as described in the following specification taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which:

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tie marker affixed to a tie at a specific location on the front surface of the tie according to this invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the starting position of tieing a knot around a persons neck; and

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a completed knot of the tie with the tie length illustrated in three possible positions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED I EMBODIMENTS In the drawing, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a tie marker constructed with a sheet form 1 1 having a front surface 12 and a back surface 13. The form 1 l thin and flexible and preferred to be waterproof. An adhesive material 14 is coated on the back surface 13. This adhesive material 14 is very thin and is preferred to be a permanent pressure sensitive type which has good adhesion to all tie materials. This tie marker 10 is normally mounted on a wax backing paper (not shown) and is easily peeled off from the paper without having the adhesive l4 sticking to the paper.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a tie A is normally worn by a person around his neck. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the tie marker 10, upon removal from the wax backing paper,- which is adhered to the front of the tie A at a first tryout position with a distance d from the end B of the exposed side of the tie A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tie A is placed around the persons neck. The tie A is moved around the neck to achieve the position of the tie marker 10 at the cross C as formed by the tie A. This is normally a starting position for the person when starting a knot in a style as desired.

Upon the completion of tieing, as shown in FIG. 4, a knot D is formed and placed at its desirable location around the neck. At this position, the end B of the tie A is at any of three possible positions: namely, a desirable position n, a position where the end B is too low, or a long position 1 and a short position s where the end B is too high. The distance between position n and s is designated as x and the distance between n and l, as y.

If the tie end B is at the desired position n, the tie marker is at its correct position on the tie. The same cross C is formed the next time a knot of the same style is started.

If the tie end B is too high, upon untieing and keeping the tie around the neck, move the tie marker 10 on the tie A a distance equal to x away from the tie end B. If the tie end B is too low, move the tie marker 10 on the tie A a distance equal to y towards the tie end B. Form a cross again with the tie marker at the cross to start a knot of the same style. This time, upon tieing, the tie end B is automatically at the desired position n. This adjustment is necessary for a tie to be used for the first time. The desirable tie position is assured for subsequent tieing by starting the knot by placing the tie marker on the tie at the cross as shown in FIG. 3. The tie marker 10 is visible at the cross C while starting a knot and also is detectable by a persons finger.

It is important to point out that the tie marker 10 is placed on the tie A at a position which does not affect the untieing process and stays on the tie for subsequent uses. Furthermore, it is not visible after tieing and does not affect the style of the knot due to its thinness and flexibility.

It is obvious that the tie marker 10 is capable to be made in any shape and any size and marked with different words and in desirable colors to suit various marketing purposes. Furthermore, the person s neck as mentioned above is a typical sample of any object.

It will be understood, of course, that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted herein otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A tie marker comprising a means affixed to a tie at a specific location on a portion of said tie to be crossed over another portion of said tie to start a knot for tieing said tie around an object, said means is adjustable to different locations on said tie.

2. A tie marker comprising a sheet form adhered to a tie at a specific location on the front portion of said tie to be crossed over another portion of said tie to start a knot for tieing said tie around a persons neck, said sheet form is removable-for adhering said sheet form adhered at another location on said tie.

3. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form is not visible upon the completion of said knot.

5. A tie marker of claim 2 in'which said sheet form does not affect the style of said knot.

6. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form is visible on said tie and is able to be located by a per- 5 does not affect the untieing of said tieand stays on said sons finger while starting said knot.

4. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form tie for subsequent uses. 

1. A tie marker comprising a means affixed to a tie at a specific location on a portion of said tie to be crossed over another portion of said tie to start a knot for tieing said tie around an object, said means is adjustable to different locations on said tie.
 2. A tie marker comprising a sheet form adhered to a tie at a specific location on the front portion of said tie to be crossed over another portion of said tie to start a knot for tieing said tie around a person''s neck, said sheet form is removable for adhering said sheet form adhered at another location on said tie.
 3. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form is visible on said tie and is able to be located by a person''s finger while starting said knot.
 4. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form is not visible upon the completion of said knot.
 5. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form does not affect the style of said knot.
 6. A tie marker of claim 2 in which said sheet form does not affect the untieing of said tie and stays on said tie for subsequent uses. 